Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-12-08

What stunted the Growth OF the
Town.

"You wanter know what g holdin'
this country back, d've?"said q man in
Green River City, Wyo., who bad
beard like woven wire mattress
which bad been struck by q cyclone
and rolled together as scroll--"you
ask what's holdin' it down." he con-
tinued, az he led me over by faro
table which was not In use; lyon de-
sire information as to what's retardin'
its development an causin' it TO Lam
guish by the wayside, as it were9 I
can tell you, stranger; can sum it up
in two words an give it to you at one
dose. II ID Eastern detectives-blood-
hounds of the law that drag away our
most successful cit'zensl
What can you expect of q country
where the Eastern detective comes i'm
and demands acquisitions for all the
leadin' citizens? With the icy hand of
the detective laid on the Mayors of
our principal cities, how can our coun-
try develop9 With the Pennsylvania
Sheriff sneakin' up behind the Presi-
dent of our National Bank and indenti-
fyin'him, how can you look for pro-
gress?
AS long as one of Pinkerton's men
can come into our otherwise peaceful
and an prosperous communities, look
at photograph an then adjust pair
Of time-lock handouts on the principal
OF our schools, how can you come
among us an'ask us with boiler sneer
why we don't boom?
Stranger, what is there to induce us
to git up. whoop an develop the
country. with leg-irons on the pastor of
the First Babtist Church?
Why should we invest our money
in business with Sheriff from Mas
sacnusetts an detectiFe from Ohio
each with separate wsrrants aa' each
on fast boss chasin' our Porbate
Jedge across the divide?
why should | feel encouraged an
cheerful with the City Attorney bein'
tried 10 North Carolina? Would you
yourself feel like settlin' down in a
country an maxim home with the
Superintendent of the Union Sunday
school gittin' onto the east-bound train
chained to the editor of the morning
paper?'
My friend, | don't think you would;
| am positive you would not, 'specisl-
ly if your didn't know but what itmight
be you turn next, as you prob'bly
would.
This country could never become
tbickly and permanently settled as
long as the Eastern officer who has
raked up some old charge again q
prominent member OF the community
can walk In an ply bis vocation un-
restrained by the strong arm of the
law. As long as 1t lis possible, while
a meeting Of the leadin' capitalists is
bein' held to devise means of establish
in "a woolen factory, or TO raise o
bonus for new railroad, as long as it
is possible on such an occasion, / re-
pent. for paid spy from rival town
to sneak in the back door of the hall
an yell: Eastern detective eomin'lan'
then stand and watch the President of
the savin's bank an'the Circuit Jedge
break their legs as they fall out of the
winder an subsequently git tramped
into the groand by the crowd; as long
as this is possible, | again say, jes go
long will progreess languish.
while man can stand in our thea
ter an holler 'Firei' an not cause
to look around, an another
man can stampate the audience acrost
the stage by pullin' out paper an q
pair of handouts, jes' so long viii our
nat, ,rol resource remain dorment, as it
were.
That, my friend, is about all I've
got to say. That is about all there 10
10 say.,-DakotG Bell.